Katamanso Ltd (Katamanso) is a company which is a subsidiary of a media company. Katamanso’s principal asset is the rights it owns to a classic film. Katamanso had the following intangible assets as at the year end 31 December 2017:

Intangible Asset Cost (GH¢’000) Accumulated Amortisation (GH¢’000) Carrying Amount (GH¢’000)
Classic Film 10,000 (6,000) 4,000
Website 150 (90) 60
Total 10,150 (6,090) 4,060

The following information includes all relevant events that occurred during the year ended 31 December 2018:

i) The film was originally published on 1 January 1970 and the rights were acquired by Katamanso on 1 January 2015 for GH¢10 million. Copyright was set at 50 years from the date the film was originally published. The film was amortized by Katamanso using the straight-line method over the remaining copyright period. However, recent legislative changes passed on 1 January 2018 have extended the copyright period from 50 years to 70 years, subject to payment of a registration fee prior to the original expiry date. This, together with associated legal costs, amounted to GH¢70,000 and was paid on 1 January 2018. As a result, the market value of the rights to the film was GH¢12.1 million at 31 December 2018, according to Katamanso’s professional valuers, who determined the valuation on 1 January 2018.

ii) During the year Katamanso developed a new interactive website to market the film and associated merchandise given its extended copyright period. The website includes its own e-commerce system for online DVD sales, direct streaming of the film, associated material, and merchandise sales. The costs incurred are as follows:

Website Development Costs Amount (GH¢’000)
Planning the new website 8
Registration of domain names 18
Internal design costs 85
External contractor design costs 112
New content development 38
Advertising of the new website 22

The new website went live on 1 July 2018 and the old website, which was being amortised using the straight-line method over five years, was taken offline on that date and will not be used for any other purpose.

Required:
Prepare a note reconciling the carrying amount of Katamanso’s intangible assets from the beginning to the year ended 31 December 2018 as required by IAS 38: Intangible Assets.
(Note: Comparative information is not required. All amounts are material.)

Workings 1:
Website Development Costs:

  • Planning – expensed as akin to research per SIC-32 – GH¢0
  • Registration of domain names – GH¢18
  • Internal design costs – GH¢85
  • External contractor design costs – GH¢112
  • New content development – expensed because it was developed to market the entity’s own products (SIC-32 para 8) – GH¢0
  • Advertising of new website – marketing expensed as no intangible asset is created (IAS 38 para 69(c)) – GH¢0
  • Total: GH¢215

Workings 2:
Amortisation:

  • Classic Film: (4,000 + 70) / 22 years = GH¢185
  • Website:
    • Old website: (150 / 5 years × 6/12) = GH¢15
    • New website: ((W1) 215 / 21.5 years × 6/12) = GH¢5
    • Total: GH¢205
(20 ticks @ 0.5 = 10 marks)